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Dennis & SISIS have announced an exciting new free-to-attend Groundcare Seminar which has been designed with education in mind for those involved in groundcare on a variety of sports turf topics.

The seminar, which will take place at St. Albans School

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Etesia have launched two new 46cm cutting width professional pedestrian rotary mowers ahead of the 2019 season which extends their range of mowers already available on the market.

The PHTS3 is a single speed self-propelled mower, while the PHE3 is a p

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Increased Etesia territories for Sharrocks

Etesia UK has announced that Sharrocks has extended its current areas in Birmingham, Shropshire and Staffordshire to now include the areas of South Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire.

Sharrocks is a specialist supplier of tractors

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Pellenc Dealers Visit France Factory

Seeing Pellenc’s manufacturing and production facilities in Pertuis, France proved to be a real eye opener for 20 dealers.

Twenty Pellenc dealers from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland recently visited Pellenc's state-of-the-art facilities in Pertu

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Visitors to the Sherriff Amenity stand (110), located in the Blue Zone at BTME 2019, will be able to find out more about the award winning PrecisionPro app, which recently scooped the SALTEX 2018 Innovation of the Year Award.

PrecisionPro, is a dedica

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Terra Firma expands machinery portfolio

Terra Firma has significantly increased its groundcare machinery offering by adding four new brands to its portfolio.

Terra Firma, one of Scotland’s largest specialist suppliers to the amenity and local authority markets, has recently announced dealer

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SRUC Oatridge Students Introduced to Pellenc

Landscaping, horticulture and agricultural engineering students at the unique SRUC Oatridge campus in West Lothian near Edinburgh recently participated in an event which gave them the opportunity to learn more about Pellenc’s innovative battery techn

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From robotics to hybrid mowers and digital apps, ground-breaking ideas to thought provoking debates, career enhancing advice to limitless opportunities; the recent SALTEX 2018 at the NEC was a landscape of possibility and prospect for the future of g

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A volunteer groundsman at Dudley Kingswinford Rugby Club in the West Midlands has praised the SISIS Quadraplay single pass maintenance system after the club purchased it based on a recommendation from Keith Kent, head groundsman for the RFU.

Founded i

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On the first day of SALTEX 2018, Sherriff Amenity’s ground-breaking new app, PrecisionPro, was announced as the winner of the second, annual SALTEX Innovation Award.

Established at the show in 2017, the SALTEX Innovation Award was created to encourage

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PGM replied to PGM's discussion Stihl Battery Hedge Cutters for Sale
"Yeah it's been a cracker for us, but fancy getting the new 150T and can't really justify having both so thought we'd sell these on to put money towards it."
2 hours ago
Richard Guymer replied to Richard Guymer's discussion Artificial grass issue
"Thanks.
There's no entry point through the artificial grass and we can't see any other entry points. They must be coming up from a low point in the soil adjacent."
6 hours ago
Richard Guymer replied to Richard Guymer's discussion Artificial grass issue
"Thanks."
6 hours ago
Vic 575 replied to Julian chambers's discussion Making Tax Digital
"No, I was correct. MTD does not apply to Partnerships at present. I said not for the forseeable future, which is true because although it will happen, no timetable has been announced. 
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8 hours ago
Billybop replied to PGM's discussion Stihl Battery Hedge Cutters for Sale
"HSA94T is a great professional grade machine especially for big runs of thick, fine annually clipped conifer and the like. Needs either a battery holster or backpack, and cable to use, of course. I have 24" version, several years old still going…"
9 hours ago
Peter sellers replied to Richard Guymer's discussion Artificial grass issue
"Have seen similar tracks under slabs on a site we have  caused by rats . The holes that have been chewed through also are indicitive of rat damage, possibly mice but unlikely as astro turf is very tough and  I question whether mice would be able to…"
10 hours ago
Sam Bainbridge replied to Julian chambers's discussion Magnetic signage for vans
"Yes but obviously your insurance covers a replacement van while yours is out of action and sorts repairs.
The only time you could hit a bump is if you haven't got the funds to replace yourself before insurance pays out for the tools.
And yes £800 a…"
11 hours ago
Ian Harvey replied to Julian chambers's discussion Making Tax Digital
"Not quite correct. MTD for General Partnerships has been delayed, but is definitely coming, according to HMRC website and various accounting websites."
23 hours ago
Vic 575 replied to Julian chambers's discussion Making Tax Digital
"Thankfully, the 'making tax digital' does not apply to 'Partnerships'. At least not for the foreseeable future anyway."
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PETER C replied to Richard Guymer's discussion Artificial grass issue
"A mole. "
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Richard Guymer posted a discussion
Not sure if this is in the right group, and I'm not in the profession just a customer who hasn't had a good experience looking for some advice.I had somw artificial grass laid at the end of summer 2025. Just a few days later there was a heavy storm.…
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Richard Guymer is now a member of Landscape Juice Network
yesterday
Graham Taylor replied to Julian chambers's discussion Magnetic signage for vans
"Good grief... are you getting £800 a day??   I'm doing this all wrong!!   I'm guessing that £200 would soon go up dramatically though once you've a couple of thefts.  Then there's the time/hassle involved getting the van repaired and sourcing…"
yesterday
Sam Bainbridge replied to Julian chambers's discussion Magnetic signage for vans
"Personally I wouldn't employ someone with .magnetic signs it's got dodgy written all over it you see lots of vans with them on that have shal we say undesirables driving.
Just insure your van it only adds £200 a year to your insurance quarter of a…"
yesterday
PGM replied to PGM's discussion Stihl Battery Hedge Cutters for Sale
"You're right, they are well used. Still work fine though and thoroughly well looked after. We always sell on our kit when getting new, that's one of the reasons we always buy good stuff as it's easier to move on again when we no longer need it. They…"
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Ian Harvey replied to Julian chambers's discussion Making Tax Digital
"Have a look at Zoho Books. They have a dedicated sole trader MTD section, and although I haven't used their MTD bit yet, their standard sole trader software is very easy to use and very intuitive, and Free if turnover less than £50k.…"
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Making Tax Digital

Clearly we're all coming under closer scrutiny by the inland revenue  and being given extra homework 4 times a year. As we all want to do the right thing, what are the best HMRC recommended making tax digital providers for us sole traders? Thanks

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